Open Access and Scholarly Communication

This presentation covers the background and definition, stakeholder roles, policy frameworks, challenges and opportunities, and current/emerging trends in Open Access and Scholarly Communication.
Date: January 2, 2020
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access and Scholarly Communications: Looking Ahead to a Post-Pandemic Future

Presentation that covers open access in the context of Ethiopia. This presentation provides examples of the background of open access and scholarly communication, the policy frameworks in place (including the White House OSTP Call to Action), the challenges and opportunities in relation to developing nations, and the emerging trends in institutional initiatives in Ethiopia.
Date: May 2, 2020
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Science and Open Data: Issues and Considerations

Presentation describes how the open access movement is transforming scholarly communication.
Date: March 2020
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Roles of Library for Quality Education and Research: Emerging Trends in the Information Professions

Presentation asserts that in times of information scarcity, libraries provided the most effective way of sharing material.
Date: March 12, 2020
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access Increases Educators Ability to Plan Equitable Curriculum: Global Context

This presentation gives an overview of Open Access including its definition, basic assumptions, open access registries, technology and trends, technological structure, policy frameworks, challenges and opportunities. It then applies this to the need for developing countries' contributions to global knowledge production and creating institutional initiatives.
Date: 2020-10-14/2020-10-16
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Ford, Angela
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Providing Open Access to Heterogeneous Information Resources without Compromising Privacy and Data Confidentiality (open access)

Providing Open Access to Heterogeneous Information Resources without Compromising Privacy and Data Confidentiality

Book chapter discussing challenges raised by concerns about ensuring long-term access to digital resources verses data confidentiality and balancing the right level of data security that addresses compliance requirements in the context of libraries and cultural heritage institutions.
Date: 2020
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw & Helge, Kris
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Open Access in the Age of Pandemic

Presentation on the potential of open access to increase exposure and use of published research. The presentation includes sections on the impact of open access in relation to OA community initiatives, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the COVID-19 pandemic, and open access data.
Date: October 27, 2020
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw; Chang, Hsia-Ching; Hawamdeh, Suliman M.; Rorissa, Abebe; Assefa, Shimelis & Helge, Kris
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Speaker Independent, Continuous Speech Recognizer for Kafi Noonoo, Afro-Asiatic Language in Ethiopia

Presentation that reports on a research study to develop Speaker Independent, Continuous Speech Recognizer for Kafi Noonoo (Afro-Asiatic language that belongs to North Omotic sub family in Ethiopia).
Date: 2020-12-03/2020-12-05
Creator: Asfaw, Zelalem & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Design Tips & Tricks for Presentations and Posters

Presentation that highlights the use of basic design principles when creating presentations and posters. It was organized by the UNT Libraries' Career Development Committee and held virtually on May 12, 2020.
Date: May 12, 2020
Creator: Barham, Rebecca
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Visual Thinking for Art Librarians and Artists: Techniques for Unlocking Your Creativity to Generate Ideas and Solve Problems

This poster introduces visual thinking for art librarians and artists, and it looks at different techniques to promote creativity, conceptualize ideas, solve problems, and come up with new insights. It was presented virtually for the Art Libraries Society of North America's 48th Annual Conference held on July 29-31, 2020.
Date: June 30, 2020
Creator: Barham, Rebecca
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference, March 8–11, 2020, Austin, Texas (open access)

Report on Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference, March 8–11, 2020, Austin, Texas

Article reporting on a selection of presentations from the 2020 Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference.
Date: September 4, 2020
Creator: Dawson, Jill
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relevance Criteria and Online Video (open access)

Relevance Criteria and Online Video

This report documents the Relevance Criteria and Online Video project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant funded by the UNT Libraries. The final report briefly describes the Relevance Criteria and Online Video project activities, budget, and outcomes.
Date: March 5, 2020
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Tackling Toxicity.] Appendix A: Survey questions (open access)

[Tackling Toxicity.] Appendix A: Survey questions

This handout was presented along with a poster that presented the preliminary results from a survey of library employees on their experiences with toxic workplaces in libraries. This handout details the survey questions and the sources used to develop the survey. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
Date: March 10, 2020
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin & Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Tackling Toxicity.] Appendix B: Warning Signs - Looking in from the Outside (open access)

[Tackling Toxicity.] Appendix B: Warning Signs - Looking in from the Outside

This handout was presented along with a poster that presented the preliminary results from a survey of library employees on their experiences with toxic workplaces in libraries. This handout details signs to look for during interviews and suggested questions to ask to determine if their is a toxic workplace environment. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
Date: March 10, 2020
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin & Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tackling Toxicity: Predicting, Surviving, & Preventing Toxic Workplaces

This poster presents preliminary results from a survey of library employees on their experiences with toxic workplaces in libraries. The poster includes the most-reported toxic behaviors, advice for employees and employers on how to manage or avoid a toxic workplace environment. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
Date: March 10, 2020
Creator: Dewitt-Miller, Erin & Crawford, Laurel
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships (open access)

Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships

This paper focuses on how the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries was able to develop a successful partnership with the UNT Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) and move outside the Libraries’ normal sphere of influence to help create a patent internship program for students. The paper is published in the Texas Library Journal Special Edition for Summer 2020, and it was a contributed paper at the Texas Library Association 2020 Virtual Summer of Learning conference.
Date: August 12, 2020
Creator: Dooley, Yvonne
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships captions transcript

Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships

Video of the presentation "Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships," which focuses on how the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries was able to develop a successful partnership with the UNT Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) and move outside the Libraries’ normal sphere of influence to help create a patent internship program for students. It is a presentation for a contributed paper at the Texas Library Association 2020 Virtual Summer of Learning conference.
Date: Summer 2020
Creator: Dooley, Yvonne
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Academic Librarians Creating Value through Commercialization Partnerships

This presentation focuses on how the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries was able to develop a successful partnership with the UNT Office of Innovation and Commercialization (OIC) and move outside the Libraries’ normal sphere of influence to help create a patent internship program for students. It is a presentation for a contributed paper at the Texas Library Association 2020 Virtual Summer of Learning conference.
Date: Summer 2020
Creator: Dooley, Yvonne
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Transparency on Journal Pricing - Make a List!

This poster discusses the creation and value of UNT Libraries Serials Transparency List that contains the subscription pricing information they receive from publishers. The list promotes transparency in journal pricing and informed decision-making in collection development. It was presented at The Exchange an Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)/Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)/Library Leadership and Management (LLAMA) Collaboration held virtually on May 4, 6, & 8, 2020.
Date: May 6, 2020
Creator: Enoch, Todd; Castillo, Darin & Brannon, Sian
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Programmatic Extraction of ‘Documents’ from Web Archives: Identifying Document Characteristics from Content Selector Interviews (open access)

Programmatic Extraction of ‘Documents’ from Web Archives: Identifying Document Characteristics from Content Selector Interviews

White paper documenting the results of interviews with professionals who manage collections of state or federal documents, and institutional repositories. These interviews gathered information about collection policies and characteristics of born-digital publications that are incorporated into these bodies of materials, to inform future machine learning algorithms.
Date: 2020
Creator: Fox, Nathaniel T.; Phillips, Mark Edward & Tarver, Hannah
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Benchmarks in Metadata Quality: Initial Findings (open access)

Survey of Benchmarks in Metadata Quality: Initial Findings

White paper providing general analysis and documentation of results collected by a Qualtrics survey to gather information about metadata assessment practices among digital libraries. It includes an overview of the responses and brief analysis, with some interpretation of trends.
Date: May 2020
Creator: Gentry, Steven; Hale, Meredith L.; Payant, Andrea; Tarver, Hannah; White, Rachel & Wittmann, Rachel
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
MINES for Libraries© @ UNT Libraries: Final Report (open access)

MINES for Libraries© @ UNT Libraries: Final Report

This report summarizes the University of North Texas Libraries' results from the MINES for Libraries© survey protocol from January 2015 to December 2019. The intention of the survey was to learn more about the usage of the Library's online resources, and the resulting data is robust and useful for longitudinal trends.
Date: October 20, 2020
Creator: Harker, Karen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Making It Local: Developing a Local Usage Collection System

Presentation on the creation of a locally-based system for collecting and displaying electronic resource usage data at the UNT Libraries. The process is discussed in-depth with goals, next steps, and links to tools and documentation. It was presented at the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2020 conference held in Austin, Texas.
Date: March 9, 2020
Creator: Harker, Karen & Hergert, Christopher
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadening access to books on Texas and Oklahoma: Final report, best practices, and lessons learned (open access)

Broadening access to books on Texas and Oklahoma: Final report, best practices, and lessons learned

This white paper provides a summary of grant activities and provides some best practices and lessons learned for other efforts to make out-of-print humanities books available in ebook format.
Date: March 20, 2020
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library